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| Sports Cars, Salt Flats and Studebaker? (Andrew Beckman) | 03 Nov 2026 | 00:49:31 | |
Andrew Beckman of the Studebaker National Museum recounts how Studebaker’s New Carlisle, Indiana Proving Ground—opened in 1926 with a three-mile high-speed oval—unexpectedly hosted major Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) gatherings from 1950–1953, enabled largely through sports-car-enthusiast designers tied to Raymond Loewy Associates. Using archives and period coverage, he highlights the cars, personalities, results, and humorous race “shenanigans,” including appearances by Jim Kimberly’s early Ferrari, Jaguars, specials, and Studebaker-linked hybrids, plus growing attendance before the events ended amid Studebaker’s financial struggles. The talk then shifts to Sherwood Egbert’s 1961 push for a new sports car, leading to the Loewy-designed Avanti and Andy Granatelli’s Paxton-engineered performance program. Studebaker’s Bonneville efforts set 29 USAC records in 1962 and 72 more in 1963, spawned Super Lark/Hawk packages, narrowly missed 200 mph with the Avanti “Due Cento,” and ultimately ended as South Bend production shut down, though a Studebaker Avanti finally exceeded 200 mph in 1993. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Studebaker Performance 01:30 New Carlisle Surprise Meet 03:09 Inside The Proving Grounds 07:49 Designers And Their Cars, Exotics and Oddballs 15:19 Racing Format And Results 17:59 More Meets 1951 the Final 1953 Event Fallout 24:05 The Unbuilt Sports Car 25:10 Selling Sporty Studebakers 28:35 Avanti Built to go Fast! 33:00 Bonneville Record Run 36:44 Super Larks And Hawks 40:10 Chasing Two Hundred Miles per Hours 40:58 Studebakers Legacy 43:33 Audience Q & A and wrap-up ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Formula Fanatics #11 - Pit Stops & Pole Positions from Baku to Bahrain | 29 Oct 2026 | 00:55:38 | |
This episode of Formula Fanatics recaps three 2026 races with heavy commentary on boring street circuits, safety car rules, and car software dependence. In Azerbaijan (Baku), Audi starts at the back after upgrades, Kimi recovers from 16th, Stroll retires on lap 9, multiple yellows slow the race, and it finishes under caution with George Russell winning from pole by a tenth over Verstappen, followed by Hadjar; Leclerc is fourth and Kimi fifth, while Bottas’ crash sparks discussion of software-controlled drivetrains. The Bahrain GP in Malaysia is rain-delayed and red-flagged on the formation lap due to a wet-mode software limp issue; strategy chaos follows, including Hamilton starting on slicks, Perez pitting six times, and a finish of Verstappen, Kimi, and Hamilton. Singapore features rain delays, the final sprint of the season, Russell crashing in the sprint and starting last for the race, Stroll retiring again, and Verstappen winning ahead of Leclerc and Kimi, with discussion of Mercedes/Russell-Kimi fan drama and Kimi’s likely title run-in. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Lance Stroll Roast! 01:30 Google Gemini F1Report Teasers 02:13 Azerbaijan (Baku) Race 04:09 Stroll + Aston Debate 06:48 Boring Race Broadcast 08:59 Safety Car Rules Rant 11:10 Lewis Passing Torch to Kimi? 15:03 Baku Finish and Bottas Glitch 16:29 Why are You Hating on Audi? 19:11 Gemini's Baku Recap 20:24 Bahrain GP in Malaysia Recap 23:39 Sepang Returns: Rain Drama and Are Drivers Still Driving? 26:52 Hamilton Slicks Gamble 29:19 Chaos, Pits, and Perez 31:17 Safety Car + Lando Scare 32:24 Final Podium Recap; Stroll and Aston Points! 33:23 Toto Wolff responds to F1 Fans (and Haters alike) 34:53 Russell vs Kimi Driver Debate 39:39 F1 Futures 41:02 Singapore Sprint Confusion? 42:14 The future of F1 Technology: Windshields! 45:02 McLaren Crash Drama 47:12 Singapore Race Breakdown 51:14 Season Outlook And Predictions 54:43 Wrap Up And Sponsors ====================Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz. The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Drive Thru News 73 - Where You At? | 27 Oct 2026 | 00:01:56 | |
Dear loyal Drive Thru News listener, if you were expecting another sarcastically filled news episode this month, you're in luck! *It's delayed* Because of our 24 Hours of LeMons racing attempt at Summit Point Raceway. We wanted to make sure that we cover all the racing action and some of the wrap-up topics for the tail end of the Drive Thru year. So stay tuned... Come back to this date as we replace this episode once we get it all recorded, edited, and in the can - as they say. But look forward to the next episode of Formula Fanatics on Thursday, and we'll see you next month for even more Drive Thru antics! ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00:00 A special Message from the Crew! ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Louie Mattar's Fabulous Car! (Heidi Lewis) | 22 Oct 2026 | 00:52:31 | |
Automotive History Live spotlights the true story of San Diego inventor Louis Mattar, who in 1952 drove a heavily customized 1947 Cadillac nonstop—wheels never stopping—from San Diego to New York City and back in six days, using on-the-move refueling and repairs, and amenities like a shower, kitchen, bar, communications gear, and a combined toilet/washing machine. Guest Heidi Lewis, author of the new picture book Louis Mattar’s Fabulous Car, explains how she discovered the car at the San Diego Automotive Museum, researched primary documents with Mattar’s family, and details Mattar’s self-taught ingenuity, including changing tires and brake pads while moving and coordinating police escorts before the interstate era. The episode also covers a second 1954 nonstop run from Anchorage to Mexico City, the car’s ongoing display in San Diego, and where to buy the $18.99 book. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Who is Louie Mattar? 03:36 Discovering the Car 06:33 SoCal DIY Genius 09:25 Tires and Brakes On The Go 11:33 Trailer Refueling Tactics 14:31 Speed Planning and Communications 17:01 Cost and World Records? 20:20 Toilet/Washer Shock 22:21 Mud, Laundry, and Showers 23:49 Inside the Rolling Lounge 24:49 Trailer Dinette Secrets 25:39 Breakdowns And No A/C 26:57 Lee Joins The Drive 28:28 Powering Gadgets Onboard 30:45 Mapping The Route East 33:01 Footage And TV Appearances 35:15 Heidi's Book Origins And Research 37:16 Lessons For Young Readers 39:11 Route 66 Road Trip Revival 42:23 Cadillac Heritage And Festivals 45:43 Where To Buy The Book 46:43 Final Thanks And Museum Visit 49:55 Sponsors And Sign Off ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY LIVE! SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The Studebaker National Museum and The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Route 66: Myth and Reality | 20 Oct 2026 | 00:20:22 | |
The Motoring Historian, Jon Summers, travels through rural Oklahoma west of Oklahoma City while reflecting on the centenary of Route 66, designated in 1926 from Chicago and St. Louis to Santa Monica/Los Angeles. Driving on I-40 with old Route 66 running nearby, he describes surviving original stretches, the road’s many museums and roadside ephemera, and why so many buildings and towns along it declined after freeways bypassed them and as vehicles became more reliable, reducing the need for frequent service stops. He connects Route 66 mythology to pop culture like Pixar’s Cars, murals of 1960s–70s muscle cars, and a TV-era romance of cross-country travel tied to Hollywood dreams. He also notes evolving freeway infrastructure, a Tulsa routing mistake, and mixed feelings about Route 66 icons like Cadillac Ranch and its imitators. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 Rolling Into Oklahoma 01:11 Route 66 Explained 02:08 The Road Still Exists 03:53 Museums and Roadside Life 05:07 Why Towns Died Off 07:42 Cannonballing, Murals Cars, and Romance 10:54 Hollywood Dreams Myth 12:23 How Bypasses Kill Towns 17:20 Cadillac Ranch And Copycats 19:28 Network Credits And Outro ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| Mother Roads: Lincoln Highway, Route 66 & the Interstate Highway System | 15 Oct 2026 | 00:44:30 | |
This Automotive History Live! panel explores how American roads evolved from mostly dirt paths in the early 1900s into the Lincoln Highway, Route 66, and the Interstate Highway System. Moderator Bob Casey sets context on poor early road conditions and rising demand from motorists. Jeff Blair of the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association highlights Carl Fisher’s role, the highway’s 1913 coast-to-coast route, Indiana’s two alignments, notable landmarks and preserved sections (including the Ideal Section in Dyer), and today’s focus on signage, education, and tourism. John Weiss of the Illinois Route 66 Preservation Committee explains Route 66’s creation from connected paved segments, its 1926 designation, 1985 decommissioning, cultural fame, and preservation of places and stories, including the Whoopee Auto Coaster in Lyons, Illinois. Finally, Matt Anderson details Eisenhower’s Interstate System origins, numbering, completion in 1992, and current funding challenges tied to fuel taxes, tolls, and mileage-based options. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Welcome and Panel Intro 01:34 Why Roads Matter 03:10 Lincoln Highway Walkthrough 03:52 Carl Fisher and Origins 05:23 Indiana Highlights East 06:07 Fort Wayne to Ligonier 07:43 Goshen to South Bend 09:21 Rolling Prairie and Beyond 10:57 Ideal Section and Legacy 12:20 Eisenhower Caravan Link 12:57 Preservation Signs and Tourism 14:11 Audience Q & A 17:17 Route 66 Story Begins 17:57 Why Route 66 Is Famous 19:16 Four Minute Route 66 History 23:37 What Preservation Means and an Oddity Worth Saving 27:42 Audience Q & A 31:20 Interstate System Origins 33:51 Trust Fund and Fuel Tax 37:39 Funding Fixes Ahead 41:37 Thanks and Sponsors ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY LIVE! SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The Studebaker National Museum and The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| A Slow Drive Across a Fast Country (Tom Cotter) | 13 Oct 2026 | 00:47:34 | |
Automotive History Live welcomes Barn Find Hunter and author Tom Cotter, who recounts driving a restored 1926 Ford Model T from Times Square to San Francisco largely along the Lincoln Highway, inspired by concerns that modern cars remove the act of driving. With co-driver Dave Coleman and photographer Michael Allen Ross, Cotter describes day-one challenges like no gas gauge, cold weather, and staying in period roadside lodgings, plus human-interest stops including the Flight 93 Memorial, quirky diners, historic Lincoln Highway sites, and encounters with local enthusiasts. The trip highlights evolving road routes, a brief, tense stretch on Wyoming’s I-80 among fast trucks, a visit to Bonneville’s wet salt flats where they helped tow out a stuck car, and Nevada’s “loneliest road.” They reached the western terminus, baptized the tires in the Pacific, and shipped the car home with sponsor help. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Welcome Tom Cotter 01:05 Why a Model T? 03:09 Lincoln Highway Origins 03:58 Times Square Sendoff, A Hudson River Baptism 07:04 Day One Road Lessons 10:58 Flight 93 Memorial 13:02 Teapot and Speed Trap 14:19 Early Auto History Ohio 15:32 Studebaker Museum Visit 16:26 VW Camper Night 17:38 Police Escort Out of South Bend 18:41 Unpaved Lincoln Highway 20:52 Iowa and American Pickers 23:31 Reed Nyland Corner 24:48 Boone Tractor Treasure 27:40 Speedy Bill Museum 28:37 McPherson College Tune Up 31:11 Wyoming Interstate Gauntlet 34:02 Bonneville Salt Rescue 37:29 Highway 50 Ghost Towns 38:48 Silver State Surprise 40:18 California Or Bust! 40:56 Donner Pass Hospitality 42:27 Golden Gate Finish 43:10 Audience Q & A, Sponsors And Credits ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY LIVE! SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The Studebaker National Museum and The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| The Ferrari Market isn't just Hot... it's in a Heat Wave! | 09 Oct 2026 | 00:59:02 | |
In this Ferrari Friday episode of The Ferrari Marketplace podcast/vlog, William Ross interviews Chris Miele about the past year’s surging Ferrari collector market following major auctions from Kissimmee’s Mecum Bachman Collection through Monterey, citing record-setting results and continued momentum into Pebble Beach 2026. They discuss how unique color/spec, provenance, single ownership, documentation, and rarity (including manual gearboxes, numbered cars, and tailor-made/atelier builds) are now often valued even more than ultra-low mileage, driving major gains in models like the 360 Challenge Stradale, manual 360 Modena, 575/550 variants, and modern specials such as TDFs and 812 Competizione. Miele attributes demand to new wealth, lifestyle events, and increased market transparency, advises buyers to insist on thorough pre-purchase inspections amid online-sale risks, and shares his favorite Ferrari picks by decade, highlighting limited-production cars and the 550 Maranello as a daily driver. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 The 2026 Ferrari Marketplace! 01:23 Bachman Collection Boom 03:37 Specs Over Mileage 07:53 Dealers Factory Access 11:36 New Money Heatwave 14:05 Lifestyle Events Scene 15:53 Monterey Auction Takeaways 18:01 How Pros Bid 20:27 Modern Cars Surge 24:44 Tailor Made Premiums 29:54 Ferrari Customization Growth & Tailor Made Options 32:40 Resale And Brand Status 34:47 Why Buy Through Dealers? 36:23 Online Buying Risks 39:54 Pre-Purchase Inspections 41:46 Importing Euro Ferraris 46:05 Auction Timing And Hype 48:23 Federalized Car Stories 49:24 Dream Ferrari Picks 51:39 Why The 550 Maranello? 55:05 Dealership Culture And Trust 57:10 Wrap Up And Sponsors ====================The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
On Ferrari Friday's, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market. Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| The Renaissance of Watkins Glen (J.J. O'Malley) | 06 Oct 2026 | 00:48:35 | |
Guest speaker and longtime journalist J.J. O’Malley recounts how Watkins Glen fell into “dark years” after financial and safety troubles culminated in the Grand Prix Association’s 1981 bankruptcy, the loss of Formula 1, event cancellations, foreclosure action by the Bank of New York, and a 1982 auction. He describes how SCCA Glen Region leaders formed the Green Flag Committee to find a new owner, and how Corning Glass executive Jim Reisbeck—after seeing Daytona’s economic impact—commissioned studies and began talks that led Corning Glass to form Corning Enterprises to revive the track. Partnering with International Speedway Corporation (20% ownership), they created Watkins Glen International, closed public roads through the circuit, removed the Scheckter Chicane, upgraded facilities, emphasized family-friendly safety and strong law enforcement, and relaunched major racing with IMSA/Camel GT, Trans-Am, and eventually NASCAR’s Budweiser at the Glen in 1986, followed by successful vintage reunions. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Watkins Glen on the Brink 01:19 JJ’s Racing Origins 04:37 First Trips to the Glen 07:50 Collapse and Bankruptcy 10:37 Foreclosure and Auction 12:15 Green Flag Committee Forms 14:24 Corning Discovers the Glen 18:23 Corning Makes Its Move 23:53 Rebuilding and New Leadership 32:02 Five Months to Race Day 38:27 Camel GT / Continental Series Returns 41:30 NASCAR Comes to Town 44:10 Vintage Revival and Festival 45:20 Q&A and Closing Thanks 45:58 Sponsor Credits and Outro ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Formula Fanatics #10 - Zandvoort, Monza and the Madring | 01 Oct 2026 | 00:29:29 | |
In this episode of Formula Fanatics, we banter about Lance Stroll’s DNFs and near-record Q1 eliminations, and discuss Charles Leclerc reaffirming his Ferrari commitment, credited to Fred Vasseur. We debate whether Lewis Hamilton can win the title or Max Verstappen is more likely to win his next championship than Hamilton, while criticizing team pit strategy and praising George Russell’s tire longevity. Race recaps cover a DNF-heavy, boring Dutch GP and an exciting Monza where Kimi Antonelli charges from the back and extends his points lead, while Verstappen features prominently. We pan to the Madrid street-style circuit as a near-parade where Antonelli wins and Hamilton retires early, note the 2027 schedule adds Portugal and replaces Catalunya with Madrid, mention Verstappen’s dominant kart race publicity stunt, Hamilton’s car-collection sale and F40, a Gilles Villeneuve documentary, Jamie Chadwick’s F1 test, and make Azerbaijan podium predictions. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 The No Homework Recap 01:00 Stroll Stats Roast 01:54 Why Leclerc Stayed at Ferrari 02:39 Hamilton vs Verstappen Championship Debate 04:46 Strategy, Tires and Team Orders 08:03 Dutch GP Breakdown 09:38 Monza Chaos and Kimi Charge to the Front 15:11 Madrid Ring - Street Circuit Reality Check 17:55 2027 Calendar Shakeup 18:29 Verstappen Karting Blitz 20:05 Hamilton Sells the Fleet for an F40 21:14 Gilles Villeneuve Film Preview 22:12 Jamie Chadwick and Women in F1 / Superlicense Debate 27:18 Azerbaijan Predictions and Wrap ====================Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz. The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Drive Thru News #72 - When is Technology too much Tech? | 29 Sep 2026 | 01:55:04 | |
Break/Fix’s Drive Thru News returns with banter about Brad’s right-shoulder surgery and a broader discussion on when car tech becomes too much, sparked by Tesla giving Grok AI control of vehicle settings. A Pacifica check-engine light leads to complaints about opaque diagnostic codes, printed manuals, and expensive infotainment upgrades like a $2,000 Uconnect swap. The hosts connect soaring diesel prices to data centers that rely on massive diesel backup generators, then criticize VW/Audi trends such as in-car game subscriptions, an EV “GTI,” factory closures, SEAT’s discontinuation, ugly new designs, and “quattro ultra” complexity. They touch on rumors of a 300-hp AWD Mazdaspeed3, evaluate Kia’s K4 hatchback power figures, discuss Chinese EVs, and note car-buying advice generated by ChatGPT favoring a Mazda CX-50. The episode also covers Cybertruck defects, TV viewing, new automotive books/films, collectibles, Florida-man driving stories, IROC and IndyCar notes, sim-racing updates, Lemons prep, site updates, and network announcements. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00:00 Brad's Shoulder Surgery & Anesthesia Car Dreams 00:03:54 When Tech Goes Too Far 00:06:20 Why Cars Hide Diagnostics: The Pacifica's Mystery Code 00:13:34 Data Centers Burn Diesel? 00:20:13 VW In-Car Games, Why? 00:28:17 Electric GTI Controversy 00:31:55 We ask AI to redesign the Corrado 00:34:48 Audi Design and "Quattro Ultra" 00:41:06 "Peak Car" 2004 Debate 00:43:23 DSG Tech Gone Wrong, Speed Limits & GPS Lockouts 00:46:47 Mark 4 Golf is the G.O.A.T. 00:48:57 AI Mitsubishi Starion GSR Dreams 00:52:38 Mazdaspeed3 Rumor Mill 00:54:16 Kia K4 Power Reality Check 01:02:05 Chinese EVs and Renault Concepts 01:03:55 ChatGPT Car Shopping Story: What Would You Buy? 01:12:46 The Horsepower Perspective Check: Torque Versus Feel 01:19:27 Cybertruck Warranty Drama 01:20:08 New Grand Tour Review 01:22:43 New Books and Documentaries 01:25:41 Rich People Gift Picks 01:31:00 Florida Man Roundup 01:40:52 Motorsport Headlines 01:43:12 Sim Racing Updates 01:48:18 GTM Trackside Report 01:51:34 Shoutouts, Sponsor Credits, and Outro ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Celebrating Pontiac’s 100th Anniversary (Tim Dye) | 24 Sep 2026 | 00:37:17 | |
Automotive History Live marks Pontiac’s 100th anniversary with Tim Dye tracing the brand from Edward Murphy’s 1893 Pontiac Buggy Company to the 1907 Oakland Motor Car Company and GM’s purchase after Murphy’s 1909 death. He covers Oakland’s 1924 quick-drying paint and early four-wheel brakes, GM’s “car for every purse and purpose,” and Pontiac’s 1926 debut at $825, record 76,742 first-year sales, and rapid expansion into the "Daylight Plant." Dye highlights key eras including the end of Oakland in 1931, wartime production, and Pontiac’s performance transformation under Bunkie Knudsen, Pete Estes, and John DeLorean—racing wins, Wide Track, Tempest innovations, the GTO, OHC six, Firebird, and the Endura bumper—plus influential advertising and design. He recounts Pontiac’s final years, the last Pontiac built (a white 2009 G6), and how he tracked it down, alongside museum and convention milestones. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Buggy Company Origins 02:14 Chief Pontiac Namesake 03:16 Oakland Becomes Automaker 04:54 1924 Innovations Tour 06:11 GM Ladder and Pontiac Launch 08:30 First Pontiac Stories 10:49 Myths and Promoters 14:03 "Daylight Plant" Expansion 14:37 Depression and Oakland Ends 15:41 War Work and Reinvention 17:45 Wide Track and Tempest Tech 20:39 Racing Dominance to GTO 23:39 The DeLorean Era Innovations 27:36 Design Ads and Leadership 30:10 World Tour and Final Home Plant 31:37 Last Pontiac Hunt 33:44 Museum and Centennial Wrap 34:42 Sponsors and Closing Credits ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY LIVE! SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The Studebaker National Museum and The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Evening With A Legend: Michael Keyser | 22 Sep 2026 | 00:56:30 | |
In this Evening With A Legend session, Michael Keyser—driver, filmmaker, and author—recounts his path from photographing Le Mans in 1970–71 to racing there as a privateer, while also filming material that became The Speed Merchants. He describes shooting in heavy rain, pit-lane life, encounters around Porsche and Ferrari teams, and early experiences with danger, including Piers Courage’s fatal crash at Zandvoort. Keyser details his 1972 Le Mans in a 2.5L Porsche 911 ST with Jürgen Barth and Sylvain Garant, finishing 13th and winning the GT 2.5 class as the only 911 to finish, plus a similar Porsche Curves off in 1974 with an RSR and a 1976 Le Mans attempt in a Monza ended by drivetrain failure. He explains where his footage went, how The Speed Merchants was released and is still available on DVD via autosportsltd.com, and shares opinions on modern Le Mans and why he doesn’t plan to return. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Michael Keyser 02:01 First Le Mans As Photographer 06:13 Rainy Night And Piper Crash 08:16 Lost Keys And Track Roaming 11:16 1971 Return And Changing Paddock 13:01 From SCCA To FIA License 14:02 Watkins Glen Shunt 15:22 New 911 ST And Film Crew 17:56 European Races: Targa Florio To Nürburgring 22:02 Arriving At Le Mans 1972 23:48 Racing in Night Fog and Bonnier Crash 28:23 Porsche Curves Mistake 29:26 Finishing 1972 Le Mans: Only 911 To Finish 31:18 Filming Speed Merchants 33:43 1974 Armco Repeat 38:25 Why The Monza (1976) 41:22 Monza Shakedown Chaos: Tires Off The Rims! 47:12 Where The Films Are Now 49:07 Modern Le Mans Thoughts 50:06 Lessons And Legacy 53:13 Closing Thanks And Sponsors==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups. | |||
| Building the Future of Motorsports: Belmont Abbey’s Motorsport Management Program (Quinn Beekwilder) | 15 Sep 2026 | 00:23:54 | |
This episode features Quinn Beekwilder, assistant professor and coordinator of Belmont Abbey College’s Motorsport Management program, who shares his path from a political science degree and real estate to graduating from the program, working a decade at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and returning to teach. He recaps the program’s origins with Belmont resident and Charlotte Motor Speedway leader Humpy Wheeler, created to reduce industry turnover by preparing students for motorsport’s demanding realities. Once NASCAR-centric, the curriculum now spans global disciplines, emphasizes motorsport history, and requires multiple internships and experiential trips (Rolex 24, IndyCar St. Petersburg, World of Outlaws, PRI). Belmont Abbey has grown to 60+ undergraduates, launched the nation’s first fully online M.A. in Motorsport Management with 20+ first-semester students, started the Accelerate Abbey high school summer camp, and received Colonel Donald Capps’ motorsport collection for its library. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Quinn Beekwilder 01:25 Quinn’s Career Path 02:16 Why Motorsport Education? 03:32 Program Origins with Humpy Wheeler 05:26 Degree Growth and Expansion 06:27 Broadening Beyond NASCAR 07:58 Teaching History and Context 09:40 First Masters of Arts in Motorsport Management 11:47 "Accelerate Abbey" Summer Camp 13:13 Don Capps Collection Donation 14:31 Alumni Network in Action 16:42 Experiential Trips and Internships 19:10 Building the Full Ecosystem 20:02 What’s Next and Thanks==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Celebrating the History of the Syracuse "Moody Mile" | 10 Sep 2026 | 02:23:55 | |
This episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports series, revisits a 2015 IMRRC “Syracuse Mile: A Look Back” program celebrating the New York State Fairgrounds’ famed dirt oval, the “Moody Mile,” after its final season. Moderators Joe Marotta and Gary Montgomery lead a driver panel with Wes Moody, Glen Donnelly, Alan Johnson, Gary Tompkins, Danny Kapuschinski, Johnny Birosh, and Mel Lane, sharing stories of record-speed laps, unique innovations like the Gary Ballou car, wide-open sprint car runs, pit strategy, crashes, and the culture of Super Dirt Week. Donnelly recounts launching Super Dirt Week in 1972, weather battles, and future plans for new facilities and track surfaces. Historian Dr. Gary George traces the track’s history from early 1900s auto races and AAA/USAC champ cars through stock cars, special events, and tragedies, underscoring the Syracuse Mile’s legacy and irreplaceable significance. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00:00 Moody Mile Tribute 00:01:52 Welcome and Introductions, Meet the Panel 00:06:15 Wes Moody 100 MPH Lap 00:10:45 How Super Dirt Week Began 00:15:05 Donnelly Vision and Grit 00:17:18 Danny K First Time Magic 00:21:35 Birosh Sprint vs Modified 00:26:08 Tompkins Racing Memories 00:35:21 Mel Lane Two Car Perspective 00:37:42 Sprint vs Modified Times 00:38:21 Knoxville vs Syracuse 00:39:11 Alan Johnson Takes Stage 00:40:05 Survival and Strategy, a Non-Qualifiers Comeback 00:44:48 Early Driving Myth 00:45:38 Turn One Crash Memory 00:47:29 Offseason Shop Grind, and "Syracuse-Only" Cars 00:52:04 Aero Tricks and Fords 00:53:58 1900 Letter Origins 00:54:55 Famous Cars 00:58:22 Future Track Vision 01:00:49 Unsung Heroes and Jackets 01:03:07 Afternoon Session Setup, Joe Marotta Childhood Memories 01:10:55 Dr. Gary George History Slides 01:14:22 War Pauses Racing; Roaring Twenties Motorcars 01:21:36 Postwar Return 1949 01:22:12 Fifties IndyCar Glory 01:24:05 Date Changes, the 1974 Crash and Stock Cars Take Over 01:27:39 Women And Early NASCAR 01:29:28 Innovation And Big Wrecks + First Night Racing 01:35:41 Salt City And USAC Disaster 01:37:29 Motorcycles, Trucks and Snowmobiles 01:41:11 Supermodifieds & Outlaws 01:44:58 4th of July Tragedy 01:48:07 Break And Thanks 01:48:38 Tom Thumb Autograph Story 01:51:03 Gary Tompkins Takes Ride 02:01:25 Ballou Car Shockwave 02:05:51 Hochman Dirt Week Journey 02:18:02 Legacy Farewell Sponsors ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Joe Marotta "Around the Tracks" (The Moody Mile) Radio Show | 08 Sep 2026 | 00:37:01 | |
Recorded live at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, Joe Marotta and Kip Zeiter preview a day-long retrospective celebrating the history of Syracuse’s “Moody Mile” after the track’s final race, emphasizing celebration over politics with driver roundtables, slides, and video. Historian Dr. Gary George discusses his lifelong racing passion, early visits to Syracuse dating to 1949, and a presentation built with fellow historians Jeff Ackerman and Mike Maney, including video starting with the 1972 race. Guests recount memories such as the naming of the “Moody Mile” linked to a 1970 100-mph modified lap, snowmobile and motorcycle racing at the fairgrounds, and standout competitors like Gilles Villeneuve and Smokin’ Joe Frazier. Drivers Cal and Mel Lane share experiences, while champion Gary Tompkins reflects on key Syracuse runs and the Jim Beachy/Pillsbury era. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Pit Stop - Live at Watkins Glen! 00:58 Moody Mile Farewell 02:17 Meet Dr. Gary George 04:32 First Syracuse Mile Memories 05:33 Chris Economaki Stories 06:52 Building the History Presentation 08:12 Joe Cali and Racing Archives 09:59 How the Moody Mile Got Named 13:15 Drivers Cal and Mel Lane 15:29 World of Outlaws at the Mile 17:21 Secrets of Mastering the Mile 18:49 Motorcycles and Memories 19:34 Mel Retires and Rebuild Talk 20:08 Snowmobile Legends 21:44 Gary Tompkins Joins In 22:35 Mile Near Win and Strategy; 2002 Fuel Gamble to Second 24:27 How Gary Got the Ride 25:46 Championship Magic Season and Classy Banquet Stories 27:41 Landing National Sponsors 28:57 Gary’s 2015 Comeback Grind 31:10 Smokin’ Joe Frazier Tease 31:57 Preserving the Moody Mile 33:41 Sign Off and Sponsors ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Inside Chris Miele's Journey and the Rise of Prancing Horse of Nashville | 04 Sep 2026 | 00:52:33 | |
In this episode of The Ferrari Marketplace Podcast, host William Ross interviews Chris Miele of Prancing Horse of Nashville (Ferrari of Nashville) about his lifelong passion for Ferraris, from attending Ferrari Club of America Nationals as a kid in New Jersey to serving as a Marine scout sniper in Hawaii while obsessively reading car magazines. Miele explains how he entered the auto business through Mercedes-Benz, gained early Ferrari dealership experience in Hawaii, helped launch a New Jersey Ferrari dealership in 2004, and witnessed key model eras, calling the 360 a major game changer. He discusses how Ferrari options and tailor-made evolved, the importance of deep product knowledge and Ferrari Academy training, and how Nashville was chosen to fill a regional market gap. He outlines the dealership’s ownership group, unique atelier features, Classiche work, restoration and concours projects, events, storage services, and the strategy behind sourcing rare inventory. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Chris Miele 01:06 Early Ferrari Spark 02:29 The Marine Corps Years 05:07 First Dealership Break 06:33 Building Ferrari NJ 09:42 Breaking Into Ferrari Sales 13:53 Options and Tailor Made Evolution 17:57 Classiche and Concours Projects 21:21 Chris' Detour to Rolls and Porsche 23:57 Launching Prancing Horse of Nashville 28:24 What's it like opening a Ferrari Dealer? 31:07 Ferrari Academy Training 32:24 Ownership Group Spotlight 33:33 Designing the Atelier Room 35:50 Sourcing Rare Inventory & Classiche Program Value 40:22 Italy Projects and Events 43:43 Collector Market Realities 48:07 Growth and Storage Business 50:23 Wrap Up and Sponsors ====================The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
On Ferrari Friday's, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market. Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| Behind the Wheel: Unveiling the Dark Side of Long Haul Trucking | 03 Sep 2026 | 00:34:22 | |
Motoring historian Jon Summers records a monologue from Highway 40 in New Mexico about long-haul trucking, sparked by a former FBI agent’s book claiming many truckers are serial killers; Jon argues the job’s transience and past lack of surveillance could enable predators, while stressing most truckers are not killers. He links truck-stop culture with prostitution/sex trafficking and discusses how CCTV and truck monitoring change risks today. He also describes the alienation of American rest stops, grueling hours, energy-drink dependence, dangerous speed differentials, and how trucking’s distances strain family life. Exploring his fascination with big rigs, especially Freightliner and Volvo dominance due to fleet support networks and aerodynamics, while Kenworth/Peterbilt serve owner-operators and Mack fills niches. Jon considers buying a truck, CDL requirements, owner-operator “indentured servitude,” pay claims, high turnover, and predicts autonomous trucks will end the era of piloted over-the-road hauling. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 Trucker Serial Killer Claim 03:00 Transience and Truck Stops 05:13 Sex Trafficking Connection 07:24 Love's and Driver Fatigue 11:01 Freightliner Obsession 17:47 Why Fleets Choose Volvo? 20:04 Autonomous Truck Future 22:21 Buying a Used Rig 26:19 Pay Rates and Turnover 29:34 The Owner/Operator Trap 32:11 City Driving, Wrap Up and Network Credits ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| How Revs Institute Is Reimagining the Future of Automotive History (Arthur Carlson) | 01 Sep 2026 | 00:27:39 | |
This episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports Series features Arthur Carlson, Director of Archives and Research Operations at the Revs Institute, outlining a major expansion in automotive archival preservation and access. He describes Revs’ new, highly secure Archives and Research Center in Naples, Florida; the scale of its holdings (including the Revs Digital Library’s ~724,000 photos, plus extensive books, periodicals, film, audio, art, and automobilia); and plans for a high-end digitization lab and modular researcher workspace. Carlson explains partnerships using AI and machine learning for car and facial recognition to generate richer metadata across hundreds of thousands of images, plus an oral history initiative with the University of Kentucky leveraging transcription, translation, and linked data. He also details renewed digitization uploads, new acquisitions, returning internships, and a proposed consortium (“G.A.R.A.G.E.”) to create shared discovery and digitization standards across institutions. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Arthur Carlson, Introduction 01:43 Revs Library Origins 02:49 New Archives Facility 04:24 Digitization and Access 05:23 AI Car Recognition 08:26 Face Recognition Finds 10:15 Oral History Initiative 13:17 New Collections 15:19 "G.A.R.A.G.E." Consortium Vision 18:07 Audience Q&A 25:02 Closing Thanks and Sponsors==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Formula Fanatics #9 - Summer Break, Silly Season and the Second Half! | 27 Aug 2026 | 00:32:04 | |
Formula Fanatics #9 covers rumors that Mercedes’ onboard AI mislearned George Russell’s energy deployment, contributing to issues like his anti-stall start in Budapest. We discuss the 2026 calendar changes, including Barcelona potentially rotating with Spa while Madrid becomes the Spanish GP, and debate why classic venues like Germany and France aren’t prioritized; Hockenheim’s possible return is linked to a $250M rehab. We recap a pit-stop-heavy Hungarian GP where Lando Norris takes his first win of the year ahead of Verstappen, Antonelli, Leclerc, and Hamilton; Russell recovers to seventh, Audi scores points again, and Aston’s upgrades yield 13th/14th. After criticizing Lance Stroll, we question Audi and Cadillac’s long-term competitiveness, touch on wing/DRS-style activation, discuss benign silly-season notes (Alonso extension talk, multiple driver engagements/marriage, contract renewals), a Formula E viewing, and look ahead to Zandvoort and race-cancellation minimums. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Mercedes AI troubles? 02:35 F1 Calendar Shakeups ... Spa Rotation Bombshell! 05:01 Budapest "The Race of many Pit Stops" 05:45 Why is Stroll still in F1? 07:35 Tech Talk: Active Wings 08:43 Lando Wins! 11:37 Audi's Points and Big Claims 14:34 Cadillac's future in F1 18:57 Audi Underperforming Debate 19:48 Driver Market Rumors 20:56 Trying Formula-E 23:45 More "Silly Season" Headlines & Rumors 24:21 F1 Pasta Salad 25:20 Engagements and Weddings 26:50 Contracts and Title Hopes 28:36 Dutch GP Foreshadowing 29:15 End of Season Schedule Uncertainty and FIA Rules 31:25 Wrap Up and Sponsors ====================Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz. The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Drive Thru News #71 - Is car culture as we know it... Dead? | 25 Aug 2026 | 01:36:50 | |
Break/Fix’s Drive Thru News #71 debates whether car culture is dying, citing fewer young drivers, cars becoming appliance-like (EVs, driver aids, subscriptions), the decline of manuals, and a “sweet spot” around 2008 for tech that didn’t interfere with driving; we also discuss parts scarcity for older cars and concerns about increasing regulation and tracking. Headlines include Ford’s rumored Mach-4 sedan and naming controversies, Honda pausing manual Civic Si/Integra for emissions certification, Ferrari’s polarizing "Luce" meeting sales targets via a $40M charity auction, a luxury/hypercar market slump, Volkswagen transmission reset quirks and rumored lineup cuts, Stellantis’ Charger Sixpack branding, Maserati wanting V8/manuals despite weak demand, GM’s CEO gets a dig on its oversized vehicles, a $64K limited GR Corolla, Subaru app-based remote start fees, and upcoming cars like the Rivian R3X and VW-owned Scout. Other segments cover lost-and-found car oddities, dealership misconduct, viral driving fails, and a trackside update: their endurance race car runs again, aiming for Summit Point and possibly Road Atlanta, while Brad faces upcoming surgery. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00:00 Is Car Culture Dead? 00:04:11 The "Flip Phone" Epiphany and the Collector Market Wealth Shift 00:10:07 Low Tech Sweet Spot, 2008? 00:15:16 Mustang Mach-4 Debate 00:17:42 More Manuals On The Chopping Block 00:21:13 Ferrari Luce $40 million sale? 00:25:49 Luxury Market Confusion 00:27:49 What Is OEM Plus? 00:34:49 Oh Volkswagen... 00:39:14 Bugatti Bolide on Steroids, aka Destrier 00:41:16 Dodge Charger Sixpack? 00:46:02 Maserati Wants a V8 Back 00:51:33 GM vs Kei Cars 00:53:12 GR Corolla Price Shock 00:55:04 Subaru Remote Start Fees 00:59:21 2026-2030: The Cars Worth Waiting For? 01:02:43 Scout Skepticism 01:04:43 Lost And Found 01:10:05 Dealer Parts Cannibalism 01:12:29 Rear Wiper Delete Fail, Jawn 01:15:39 Hot Wheels Storage Racks 01:17:25 Lego Subaru Rally Car 01:18:23 Florida Man! 01:23:42 Days Of Thunder 2 Rumors 01:27:17 DC "American 250" Street Race Preview 01:29:05 Trackside Report: The Focus Fix! 01:33:01 Wrap Up, Sponsor Plugs and Post Outro Banter ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Pebble Beach 2026 | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:45:04 | |
Motoring historian Jon Summers recaps Pebble Beach 2026, focusing on the Best in Show: Clark Gable’s freshly restored 400-hp short-chassis Duesenberg SSJ, alongside notable Duesenbergs like the “20 Grand.” He highlights show-field storytelling through juxtaposed classes—streamlining to aerodynamics experiments—featuring the Round Door Rolls, Phantom Corsair, and Japanese Group C and other JDM race cars, plus Jaguars including a Lady Diana XJS and Bob Tullius’s caged racer. Summers’ favorite is a preserved Hispano-Suiza, emphasizing patina and smell over faultless restorations, and he reflects on how noise and odor may gain importance with electrification. He also discusses Car Week auction dynamics (record totals, Ferrari strength, a charity $40M Ferrari “Luce,” and McLaren F1/GTO comparisons), the K-shaped economy and investment-grade collectibles, and shares Laguna Seca paddock encounters with Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, and Ford CEO Jim Farley. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 Meet John Summers 00:40 Pebble Beach Recap Begins 00:58 Best in Show Duesenberg SSJ 10:18 Gotham City Streamliners 16:36 Vignale Oddities and Taste 18:16 Group C Magic at Laguna 22:26 Two XJS Surprises 23:49 Preservation Class and Patina 28:18 Auctions and Market Shock 30:41 Ferrari Luce and Brand Future 35:07 K Shaped Car Economy 39:52 Moto Legends Trackside 43:58 Wrap Up and Credits ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| Symbolic Significance: A Grand Opera and a Grand Prix (Skip McGoun) | 20 Aug 2026 | 00:49:50 | |
This History of Motorsports episode features Skip McGoun, emeritus finance professor at Bucknell University, comparing Grand Opera and Formula One Grands Prix as expensive spectacles that persist because they serve social functions beyond entertainment: creating a “there there” (brand identity for places) and providing venues to “see and be seen.” McGoun traces opera’s shift from royal courts to civic opera houses used to signal wealth and cultural sophistication, noting architectural features designed for social display. He argues F1 has similarly become an internationally recognized marker of wealth and technological sophistication, increasingly used by countries—especially from Hungary (1986) and Malaysia (1999) onward—for global rebranding, and he points to luxury/fashion and technology sponsorships as evidence of elite audiences. He closes by asking whether F1 has reached “peak Formula 1,” paralleling opera’s post-peak contraction, followed by audience discussion on rebranding, economics, and media change. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Introduction: Opera to Grand Prix 01:39 Images and Stereotypes 03:54 Two Shared Similarities 06:20 "There-There" Explained 07:50 Opera Origins and Civic Pride 10:44 Modern Opera Branding & Social Theater 15:27 Opera Spectacle Locations 17:03 Grand Prix as Status Symbol 17:43 F1 Expansion Timeline 22:07 Rebranding Nations with F1 26:08 "They're-There" at the Track 27:52 Luxury Sponsorship Mechanics - Sportswear vs High Fashion 31:25 Peak Era? and Tech Shift - The So What? 35:14 Opera Today Still Alive 38:02 Audience Q&A 47:12 Wrap Up, Sponsor Credits and Outro==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| The Bianco Speciale: The Remarkable Journey of the Only White Ferrari 250 GTO | 18 Aug 2026 | 00:46:20 | |
This episode is a live Motoring Podcast Network panel from Automotive History Live explores why the Bianco Speciale—Ferrari 250 GTO chassis 3729 GT, the only factory-white GTO and one of eight right-hand-drive cars—stands apart through provenance, racing history, engineering influence, and market impact. Crew Chief Eric, William Ross, and motoring historian Jon Summers recount how the car came to MECUM Kissimmee via Prancing Horse of Nashville and discuss John Coombs’ British club-racing use, including period modifications that influenced later GTO development and claims it was studied at Jaguar to aid the lightweight E-Type. They cover notable drivers and owners (including Graham Hill, Roy Salvadori, Jack Sears, John Shirley, and current owner David Lee), the car’s evolving configuration and recast engine while retaining the original, debates over its distinctive white livery, and how GTO values and buyer tastes are shifting amid modern auction surprises. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Panel Introductions 00:52 Bianco Speciale Overview 01:58 How the Auction Happened 03:37 John Coombs Backstory 06:04 Jaguar Reverse Engineering 08:46 What Makes It Unique 14:50 The Mystery of Coombs White 19:31 Racing Pedigree and Drivers 23:36 Archival Racing Photos: Spotting GTO Evolution 26:26 The Hidden Driver Revealed: David Hobbs and Jaguar Link 29:50 Exclusive Owners Club and Famous Names 33:09 Private Sales And Price Range 36:10 Mecum Auction Outcome 39:05 Hot Wheels Immortalization 39:51 Modern Values Inflection Point 42:58 Wrap Up And Sponsors ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY LIVE! SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The Studebaker National Museum and The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| The Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg Museum | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:45:28 | |
The Motoring Historian, Jon Summers, drives between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis on a museum tour, focusing on the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum housed in the remaining Auburn factory. He frames museums as “a bunch of stuff” versus curated stories, then seeks the Duesenberg creation myth, especially the engineering behind the Model J. He recounts Duesenberg history: self-taught brothers Fred and Augie from bicycles and racing; the Model A’s four-wheel hydraulic brakes and inline eight; WWI aero-engine work including a V16; and E.L. Cord buying the company, keeping Fred as chief engineer, and commissioning the Model J, with styling contributions from Leaming. He praises the car quantity, Auburn evolution exhibits, hood ornaments, and Buehrig clay-modeling offices, but criticizes crowded displays, awkward mannequins, and intrusive volunteer “gallery hosting,” comparing lessons to the Studebaker Museum and Indiana’s component-based auto industry. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 The Road Trip Museum Quest 01:08 What Makes a Museum? 02:37 ACD Origins and Myth, and Why Duesenberg Mattered 05:23 Showroom Vibes and Ornaments 06:42 Model J Design and Craft 09:19 Auburn Roots and Studebaker Link 09:58 Is the Museum Any Good? 12:07 Duesenberg Tech Breakthroughs 13:45 Did the Story Land? 20:21 Lifestyle Ads and Model J Styling 23:26 Docents and Interrupted Viewing 29:50 Studebaker Wagon Creation Myth 34:56 Indiana vs Detroit Making Cars 38:51 Baseball Hall of Fame Parallel 41:09 How to Curate the Magic: Storytelling vs Visual Aids 44:34 Credits and Network Outro ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| Evening With A Legend: Charles Mendez | 11 Aug 2026 | 00:42:21 | |
In this episode of Evening with a Legend, we interview American endurance racer Charles Mendez about his two 24 Hours of Le Mans starts—1980 with Racing Associates in a Porsche 935 and 1981 with WM in a Peugeot P79/80—set against his broader Sebring 12 Hours legacy. Mendez recounts how promoting Sebring led to opportunities in a 935, meeting Le Mans organizers, and bringing cars overseas with little European experience. He shares first impressions of Le Mans, the realities of privateer racing, lessons from a rain-soaked 1980 retirement, and how friends helped connect him with WM for 1981 testing at Paul Ricard. Mendez details the Peugeot’s quirks, high-speed Mulsanne challenges, mechanical issues during the race, why he stopped owning race cars, and his advice to young drivers: never give up and don’t get cocky. The conversation also covers safety-driven track changes, today’s endurance racing, Le Mans Classic, and Mendez’s current life and mentoring interests. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Charles Mendez 01:49 The Road to Le Mans 1980 04:19 First Impressions of Le Mans 07:14 Speed on the Mulsanne 09:34 Privateer Life at Le Mans 10:49 Lessons from 1980 11:46 Switch to WM Peugeot 14:26 Paul Ricard Test Culture Shock 16:13 Driving the Peugeot P79/80 21:07 1981 Race Challenges 25:24 Why He Didn’t Return and What He’d Do Differently? 27:31 Advice for Young Drivers 28:43 How Le Mans Has Evolved 33:36 Le Mans Classic and 935s 35:56 Life After Racing 38:33 Thanks and Farewell==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups. | |||
| Inside Classic Auto Mall: How Stewart Howden Built One of America’s Largest Indoor Car Destinations | 04 Aug 2026 | 01:00:36 | |
Break/Fix Podcast welcomes Stewart Howden, president of Classic Auto Mall, a consignment-based classic and collector car destination in Morgantown, Pennsylvania housing 1,000+ vehicles in a 336,000-square-foot former outlet mall. Howden recounts his path from a childhood love of cars and “The Sounds of Sebring” to auctions, a museum, and ultimately launching the mall in 2018 with a partner who had amassed 400 barn finds. He explains how the business survived and grew through COVID via remote sales and transport, discusses organizing inventory to encourage discovery, and shares notable oddities like a 1923 Chevrolet Weedman motorhome. The conversation covers market softening for “generic” classics versus continued strength at the high end, generational collectibility, restoration vs preservation, and the mall’s focus on helping collections and estates, plus hosting major events and community outreach. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Stewart Howden 02:19 Origin Story Begins 05:24 The Mall Takes Shape 08:12 COVID Survival Playbook 10:43 Stewart's Racing Roots and Memorabilia 16:08 First Time at the Mall 23:13 How the Cars Are Organized 26:47 Market Trends and Ferrari Boom 32:55 Grandpas Car Generations & Future Collectibles 39:32 Restoration Vs Preservation 45:27 Classic Auto Mall: The Next Decade 45:52 Estate Collections Made Simple 49:38 How To Sell With Classic Auto Mall 51:33 Car Shows And Community 54:27 Shout Outs And Thank You's! ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Formula Fanatics #8 - Kimi and Chaos: A Dive into F1's Wild July! | 30 Jul 2026 | 00:27:32 | |
Formula Fanatics is a rapid F1 news spin off of our monthly Drive Thru News covering Austria, Silverstone, and Spa. In Austria, Russell takes pole and wins, with Verstappen second, Antonelli third, and Hamilton fifth amid multiple “car on fire” radio claims from other drivers, tire-driven early pits, and Stroll retiring on lap 47. At Silverstone, Alonso nearly retires on the formation lap; Hamilton gets a five-second penalty, Russell suffers a puncture yet finishes second, Leclerc wins, and Hamilton takes third, while Antonelli’s repeated pits, damage, and a track-limits penalty drop him from ninth to 15th. At Spa, Russell DNFs on lap one after contact with Hamilton; Ferrari is fined after a pit miscommunication leads to a crew member being hit; Kimi wins his sixth race ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen. The episode also discusses a Costco-style F1 pool float and Old Spice F1-branded products, and teases Budapest coverage next month. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Last Month Recap 01:38 Austria Qualifying Setup 02:13 Austria Early Chaos 04:14 Austria Strategy Drama 06:28 Silverstone 08:31 Silverstone VSC Pit Strategies 10:37 Kimi Pit Nightmare 12:09 Max Crash causes Safety Car 13:11 Ferrari Strategy Fallout 13:48 Race Results Recap and Antonelli Penalty Debate 14:49 Horner to Aston Rumors? (Again!) 16:07 Spa: Lap 1, Chaos and Russell Out! 18:31 Pit Lane Incident Fines 20:46 McLaren Struggles Before Upgrades 21:57 Kimi Wins at Spa! 22:57 F1 Merch Pool Float Craze 24:34 Old Spice F1 Collection 26:24 Wrap Up Next Episode ====================Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz. The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Drive Thru News #70 - Vidi, Vino, Volo! | 28 Jul 2026 | 01:29:34 | |
Break/Fix’s Drive Thru News #70 recaps a Midwest trip to Wisconsin and South Bend for Automotive History Live!, plus a highly recommended stop at the Volo Museum featuring movie/TV cars, props, and the “world’s fastest outhouse.” The team updates their Lemons Ford Focus revival: a new wiring harness and ECU restore starting and smooth idle, but emissions-related faults keep it in limp mode, likely requiring EVAP sensor work and a fuel-tank drop; a mid-run code clear briefly restores full power. They discuss rumored Volkswagen lineup cuts, VW’s steep operating-profit decline, and disappointing Jetta rental interior quality, along with AI/CGI car renderings, potential Toyota Celica/MR2 returns, a BMW hybrid recall, and assorted oddities including a new “Plybertruck,” Elon’s SpaceX/Tesla merger hint, and Florida Man stories. Motorsports notes include a Days of Thunder sequel, a new Voices of Endurance episode, sim-racing hardware upgrades, and a scary Goodwood crash clip. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00:00 Drive Thru News Intro Banter 00:02:45 Midwest Road Trip and Wisconsin Cheese Curds 00:05:20 Volo Museum Movie Cars and Rocket Outhouse Madness 00:10:59 Automotive History Live! 00:15:02 24 Hours of Lemons Focus Revival Attempt 00:26:39 Mountain Man Dan has a PT Cruiser? 00:31:56 VW Lineup" What's on the Chopping Block 00:37:10 China Beetle Clone Debate 00:43:30 VW Profits Drop Explained 00:47:41 Audi Sport Quattro Restomods 00:50:26 RS6 Avant GT Price Shock 00:51:47 The Alfa Brutale Viral Concept 00:53:18 BMW Hybrid Fire Recall 00:54:07 Altima Discontinued? Clickbait! 00:59:56 More Nissan/Honda Partnership Rumors? 01:00:28 Manual Transmissions are good for your Brain 01:01:33 Cop who can’t Drive Stick Impounds an RX-7 01:03:04 New Toyota Celica and MR2 Confusion 01:04:38 Lotus Emira Design Rant 01:05:12 Why Volvo Stays Not Polestar 01:06:49 Lost and Found 01:09:09 Elon Merger Talk and Exhaust Stacks 01:10:50 Florida Man Stories! 01:19:31 Days of Thunder Sequel Confirmed 01:21:41 Sim Racing Shifter Upgrade 01:24:15 Goodwood Club and Vintage Crash 01:25:59 Sponsors and Episode Wrap ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Pebble Beach Concours New Era - Vince Finaldi | 21 Jul 2026 | 00:51:54 | |
Break/Fix Podcast returns with an interview with Vince Finaldi, who is taking over leadership of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance after Sandra Button’s 40-year tenure. Finaldi shares his Italian-American automotive family history, early exposure to imported exotics, and a lifelong buy-fix-sell approach that funded his education after four years as a Marine infantryman, alongside a 22-year career as a trial lawyer handling high-stakes civil cases for sexual abuse victims. He recounts chasing and restoring Lamborghini Miuras, including buying one in 2015 with help from Valentino Balboni and sourcing rare parts through industry contacts. Vince explains how Pebble Beach must evolve carefully by welcoming important newer cars while preserving rigorous judging standards, emphasizing the concours as a “classroom,” its charity mission, youth-access programs, and upcoming celebrations including the 75th anniversary and a major Miura gathering for its 60th anniversary. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Pebble Beach Concours New Era 01:15 Vince's Family Roots in Cars 03:37 Falling for the Miura 06:15 Flipping Cars to Fund Dreams 12:37 Deep Dive Car Obsession & Hunting the Next Classic 16:14 From Courtroom to Carmel 20:11 Taking the Pebble Torch 22:13 How Concours Evolves 23:51 Concours Origins and the Tour d'Elegance 25:57 Market Shift in Collecting 27:52 Concours as Classroom and Making Room for New Greats 32:39 Do EVs Belong Here? 33:59 Youth Access and Free Events 35:20 Car Week Business Reality 39:21 Pebble Vision and Standards 41:30 How to Apply and Get In 42:05 Building Future Featured Classes 44:32 Miura Anniversary and Dream Classes 47:01 Small Changes Ahead 48:06 75th Anniversary Wrap Up 50:10 Sponsor and Show Outro ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| EV Fires: a Storm in a Teacup | 16 Jul 2026 | 00:25:52 | |
Motoring Historian Jon Summers examines claims that electric vehicles frequently catch fire, drawing on a Society of Automotive Engineers talk in Palo Alto by Dr. Abid Kemal of Exponent, a firm known for major failure investigations. He says vehicle fires have halved since 1980 and usually involve 10–20-year-old cars, while EVs appear 5–10 times less likely to burn than ICE vehicles, though their fires can occur later—on tow trucks or weeks in yards—because stranded battery energy remains after a crash. He explains thermal runaway: a weak cell heats from charge cycles, damages neighbors, melts plastics, boils electrolyte, generates oxygen, and can ignite in milliseconds, with severity influenced by state of charge. Examples include the 2021 Chevy Bolt battery recall and GM’s 80% charge limit, shipping policies under 50% charge, and the need for firefighter and tow-industry training. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 EV Fire Panic 02:36 Conspiracy Claims 04:22 What The Data Says 05:07 Why EV Fires Differ 07:41 Who Is Exponent? 08:24 A Quick EV History 11:53 Inside Battery Packs 14:49 Thermal Runaway Explained 19:53 Charge Level Risks 22:39 Recalls And Real Cases 23:37 Final Takeaways ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| Evening With A Legend: Tommy Kendall | 14 Jul 2026 | 00:53:23 | |
This Evening With A Legend welcomes road racing standout Tommy Kendall tracing his long path to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Tommy recounts early racing beginnings, limited U.S.-Europe crossover in his prime, and how a secret pre-Saleen S7 plan led to his 2000 Le Mans debut in a Franz Konrad Porsche, including a spoof “Fumfour” story published during the race. He describes Le Mans’ unmatched speed, endurance-race sleep discipline, international pageantry, and the shift to relentless modern pace. Kendall then details his 2013 return with the factory SRT Viper GTS-R amid heavy rain, long cautions, a fatal early accident, a risky slick-tire stint without traction control, and a right-rear failure that made it his worst stint. He also discusses Corvette-Viper rivalry, broadcasting Le Mans remotely, Daytona vs. Le Mans demands, dream cars, and possible Le Mans Classic interest. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Tommy Kendall 01:49 Early Racing Dreams 03:54 Why Le Mans Took Time and His Secret 2000 Entry 08:55 First Laps Reality Check 11:44 Endurance Sleep Strategy 14:51 Team Chemistry & Pageantry 16:49 American Pride in 2000 and Garage 56 Reaction 20:14 Dream TransAm Choice for Le Mans 21:54 Road Back to 2013 ... the Viper Deal Comes Together 27:10 Viper Corvette Rivalry 30:15 Chasing Le Mans Podium 31:08 Viper versus TransAm? 35:27 The Worst Stint of Tommy's Life: The Night Rain Tire Gamble 42:16 Calling Races From Afar 44:19 Why Endurance Matters 47:50 Dream Cars And Le Mans Classic 49:33 Whats Next? And Farewell==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups. | |||
| The Enthusiast's Guide to Collector Cars - Greg Stanley | 09 Jul 2026 | 00:56:09 | |
Break/Fix Podcast welcomes Greg Stanley, host of The Collector Car Podcast and author of The Enthusiast’s Guide to Collector Cars, to discuss his path into the collector-car world and how a passion project podcast led to consulting as a car specialist with RM/Sotheby’s, including sourcing cars such as the Ferrari 330 LM/250 GTO that sold for $51.7 million. Greg shares the story behind his rare, unrestored, family-owned Pontiac GTO in Tiger Gold and his multi-year effort to get it featured on Jay Leno’s Garage, including an on-site interview with Leno. He reflects on interview insights, shifting focus away from pure valuations toward stories and experience, and explains why he wrote an entry-level guide to help newcomers and even non-enthusiast partners understand the hobby. We also discuss generational trends, engaging kids at events, the “last analog” era, future collectibles, and Greg’s upcoming Porsche enthusiast guide and book tour schedule. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Greg Stanley! 01:17 Origin Story: Starting a Car Podcast and Breaking Into RM/Sothebys 05:21 Life as Car Specialist 05:55 The Tiger Gold GTO & Getting on Jay Leno 14:53 Interview Surprises 17:45 Market Trends and Values 21:00 Generational Shift in Collecting 22:47 Why Write the Guide? 25:41 Getting Kids Into Classics 29:15 The School Bus Story 31:35 Pitstop: Porsche 959 vs F40? 34:50 Writing the Enthusiast Guide and avoiding Jargon for Newbies 40:37 Inside the new Porsche Book 45:06 Future of Collecting, Top Future Collectibles? 52:06 What's Next for Greg? 52:45 Where to Buy the Book and Farewell ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Introducing... Automotive History Live! | 07 Jul 2026 | 00:57:26 | |
The inaugural episode of Automotive History Live! introduces a new show presented by the Studebaker National Museum and sponsored by the Society of Automotive Historians, with hosts joined by Studebaker archivist Andrew Beckman. Beckman traces Studebaker’s origins from an 1840s South Bend blacksmith shop to the world’s largest wagon builder, its early electric (1902) and gasoline (1904) automobile efforts via partnerships, and its lasting civic and industrial impact on South Bend. He explains the museum’s evolution from Studebaker’s corporate collection to today’s 2005 facility, its archives access and research services, and notable holdings including presidential carriages and the screen-used 1951 “Fozzie Bear” Studebaker. The conversation highlights regional museum collaborations, details the boutique Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm and its rotating classes, and previews the Automotive History Live conference programming and preservation mission. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Show Launch! 02:06 Studebaker Origins: From Wagons to Cars 05:34 South Bend Indiana Legacy 07:17 Supplier Ecosystem 11:02 Museum Founded (2005) 13:27 Archives Return & Preserving Records 19:47 Packard Connections 22:18 A Must See Collection 24:49 Museum Partnerships 28:48 Copshaholm Concours d'Elegance 40:20 Fun Classes and Lemons! 41:55 Automotive History Live Launch 48:01 Preserving Truthful History 49:44 Dream Museum Upgrades 52:01 Thanks and Wrap Up ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY LIVE! SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The Studebaker National Museum and The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Formula Fanatics #7 - Canada, Monaco and Spain! | 02 Jul 2026 | 00:37:47 | |
Formula Fanatics is Break/Fix Podcast’s fast F1 news format, recapping a chaotic Canadian GP weekend with a lively sprint, shifting weather, strategy misfires (notably tires), formation-lap delays, multiple retirements and penalties, and a podium of Antonelli, Hamilton and Verstappen, plus commentary on team struggles. Monaco is framed as a “funeral procession” but delivers drama: Verstappen stalls, widespread pit-lane speeding penalties tied to pit-lane measurement/entry issues, Russell’s penalty controversy, late red flag and standing restart, and an Antonelli win. The Spanish GP features more DNFs, Stroll’s gearbox failure, Alonso reaching lap 40, Hülkenberg retiring after a rock triggers the kill switch, McLaren track-limits complaints, and Hamilton winning with a clean Ferrari strategy. The hosts debate Hamilton’s longevity, championship chances, contracts, and upcoming races leading into “silly season.” ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Welcome to Formula Fanatics 00:42 Canada Sprint Recap 02:04 Rainy Race Strategy Chaos 05:31 Hamilton Podium Debate, Points Gap and Upgrades 09:23 Track Talk: Potato or Croissant? 10:53 Why Monaco Still Exists 12:11 Monaco DNFs and Penalties 17:25 Red Flag Sprint Finish 18:15 Le Mans Clash with Spain Conspiracies? 20:59 Who Wins the Title 22:26 Mercedes Reliability Woes 25:28 Hulkenberg Kill Switch Fluke 26:57 Track Limits Radio Wars 28:45 Hamilton Wins in Spain! 32:03 Hamiltons next season, what does that look like? 35:36 Silly Season and Next Races 36:29 Closing Thoughts and Sponsors ====================Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz. The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Drive Thru News #69 - From Le Mans to Lemons-ade | 30 Jun 2026 | 01:45:49 | |
Drive Thru News Episode #69 marks Break/Fix's six-year anniversary and recaps June’s automotive news, led by a 24 Hours of Le Mans discussion: Toyota’s comeback win, a generally "meh" race, more LMP2 coverage, Corvette’s GT3 win, and a surprising Lexus run amid BOP and marketing criticisms, plus a Simeone Museum viewing-party report with lower attendance due to the race not falling on Father’s Day. The hosts then explain why their Lemons effort never reached the starting line after their Ford Focus entered limp mode, leading to extensive troubleshooting, ECU replacement/programming issues, and plans to replace the engine wiring harness and relocate the ECU. Other topics include rumored Audi TT revival on a Boxster platform, possible US return of the base Golf via Mexico, unusual Audi tech, VW sales via Costco, harsh reactions to Ferrari’s new Luce EV design, Chrysler-Fiat rebadges, Chinese-ownership restrictions affecting Polestar/Volvo, defense-industry tie-ins, Subaru manual rumors, the Slate truck, Toyota’s EV "stall" patent, California tire regulation, book and event plugs, and quirky crime stories. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00:00 Dad Jams and Car Culture 00:02:28 Le Mans 2026 00:07:23 Simeone Viewing Party 00:09:25 Ferrari Frustrations 00:12:52 GT3 Surprise Lexus Run & BOP Politics Explained 00:17:29 Lemons Plans #EpicFail 00:29:59 Volkswagen Audi Rumor Mill - Is the TT Coming Back? 00:34:46 Golf Returns with Tariff Drama 00:36:37 Bonkers Audi Contraption and Projector Turn Signal Debate 00:40:37 Volkswagen Goes Costco 00:42:12 Ferrari Luce EV Design Roast 00:46:45 Chrysler Rebadged Fiats in 2027 00:48:59 Chinese Ownership Car Bans 00:55:04 BMW ///M2 News Spiral 00:56:17 GM Teams With Lockheed 00:58:17 Subaru Manual Rumors 01:03:41 Honda Element Nostalgia 01:06:31 Slate Truck EV Breakdown 01:10:53 Toyota's "EV Stall" Patent 01:14:14 Aftermarket Tire Crackdown 01:19:16 Book Club Pick: Preston Lerner 01:20:22 Concours at Copshaholm Event Plug 01:22:40 Mattel Brick Shop vs Lego 01:25:59 The Florida "Chase Files" 01:39:41 Motorsports Updates 01:42:35 Wrap Up and Sponsors ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Inside the Wild Worlds of Jesse Fresco: From Drive Like Hell to Skyhawk | 23 Jun 2026 | 00:43:55 | |
Break/Fix Podcast interviews author Jesse Fresco about his pulpy, fast-paced novella Drive Like Hell and the expanding Autumn Frost series, including upcoming sequels Black and Blue (set in Baltimore) and Funland Fury. Fresco discusses his background in the film industry and stagehand work, how writing became his escape, and his inspirations for characters, pacing, and car-centric action while keeping rules like having Autumn drive most of the time and never fire a gun. The conversation also covers his longer, more personal sci-fi novel Skyhawk, inspired by the NES game Captain Skyhawk, his choice of relatable “used future” worldbuilding, and plans for a seven-book arc, plus his self-publishing experience via Ingram-Spark, audiobook plans, and a new AI-themed sci-fi project. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Jesse Fresco's Origins 03:19 Film Industry Burnout & Becoming a Writer 06:21 Who is Autumn Frost? 09:05 Writing Fast Novellas 12:03 Future Books and Villains 13:57 Cars and Chase Craft 20:35 Switching to Skyhawk 24:24 Worldbuilding Choices & Relatable Future Tech 31:18 New AI Film Novel 33:36 Advice For Authors and the Self Publishing Reality 37:24 Audiobook Plans 38:46 Covers, Fonts, and Pricing 40:50 Wrap Up And Credits ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| From MotorTrend to Masterpieces: The Remarkable Reinvention of Wallace Wyss | 16 Jun 2026 | 00:45:54 | |
Break/Fix Podcast's mission is to preserve automotive living history and welcomes returning co-host Don Weberg from Garage Style Magazine alongside guest Wallace “Wally” Wyss, a longtime automotive writer turned fine artist. Wally recounts how early exposure to GM design chief Bill Mitchell and a British magazine feature on the Iso Grifo shifted him from poetry and art studies into advertising and then automotive journalism, including stints at Car Life and MotorTrend with vivid Sunset Strip stories. He explains how a chance ride in a 427 Cobra led to meeting Carroll Shelby, and launching a best-selling Cobra book and deep Shelby insights about Shelby’s deal-driven approach. Wyss describes becoming a “barn find” hunter and author, then “accidentally” transitioning into painting exotic and classic cars after selling a Shelby portrait, outlining his process, commissions, design critiques, and ongoing radio show, while reflecting on creativity, reinvention, and concerns about AI’s impact on writing. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Wallace Wyss 01:51 Early Influences Detroit and How Cars Spark Writing Path 05:15 MotorTrend Hustle Stories 07:39 First Cobra Book Breakthrough 12:02 Becoming "The Barn Find" Guy 19:08 Car Design Critiques & Most Beautiful Cars List 22:00 Vector and Jerry Weigert Tales 22:56 Roger Penske Corvette Story 24:53 Pitstop: "The Man In White" Origin Story 27:48 Accidental Art Career 33:55 Wally's Painting Process 36:28 Witnessing Car History 38:49 Advice And AI Fears; Shout Outs and Wrap Up! ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Evening With A Legend: Mark Raffauf | 09 Jun 2026 | 01:03:19 | |
In this “Evening With a Legend” episode, we interview Mark Raffauf, IMSA’s Senior Director of Competition, tracing how IMSA’s early relationship with the ACO grew from the 1970s through the creation of GTP, the split from FIA Group C’s fuel-formula approach, and the IMSA-driven development that helped shape cars like the Porsche 962. Mark recounts 1980s GTP’s manufacturer battles and behind-the-scenes antics, then explains the 1990s shift to World Sports Car, Ferrari’s 333 SP, and how rule changes at Le Mans affected competitiveness. He details IMSA’s organizational split that led to ALMS and Grand-Am, the rise of Daytona Prototypes, and today’s cost-control challenges. The conversation culminates in a deep discussion of Balance of Performance, LMDh vs hypercar sustainability, lift-and-coast strategy, and the need for a common future platform beyond 2030, while emphasizing Le Mans as a global mega-event. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Mark Raffauf 02:20 Early IMSA and ACO Ties 04:25 Birth of GTP Rules; Group C vs GTP Debate 09:02 Porsche 956 to 962 Shift 11:26 Golden Era Grid Battles 17:45 Nineties Reset and WSC 20:39 Ferrari 333 SP Moment 23:44 Rule Drift and Audi's Rise 26:19 ALMS & Grand Am Split 30:23 Cost Control Lessons 32:43 How BOP Really Works 33:28 LMDh versus Hypercar Basics 37:56 Why One Rulebook Matters 43:32 "Lift and Coast" Energy Management Explained 46:33 Getting more Hypercars to IMSA 50:35 Endurance Racing As Events 54:58 Future Platform, 2030 and beyond 59:27 Final Thanks And Wrap Up==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups. | |||
| Cars, Community, and Compassion: How Bob Hammer Is Driving Hope With A Brighter Day | 04 Jun 2026 | 00:29:11 | |
Break/Fix Podcast returns with co-host Don Weberg from Garage Style Magazine to interview car enthusiast and fundraiser Bob Hammer about using car culture to support A Brighter Day, a nonprofit helping teens and young adults facing stress, depression, and suicidal ideation. Bob shares his automotive roots (including a ’66 Barracuda, a long-owned ’65 Mustang he sold during two bouts of testicular cancer, a ’68 Corvette, and restoring his uncle’s 1957 Chevy stake bed to stock after his uncle’s death) and his fundraising background through the Have a Ball Foundation, which has raised $5.4 million for cancer. Now as A Brighter Day’s development director, Bob is expanding the charity’s car show into downtown Danville, CA on Sunday, June 14, with sponsors, vendors, music, awards, and a goal of growing attendance and fundraising over time. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Bob Hammer 01:43 Car Guy Origins 03:11 Family Truck Tribute 04:00 From Cancer to Foundation 05:54 Danville Car Show Revival 07:08 Joining A Brighter Day 09:32 Car Show Success Tips 12:59 A Brighter Day Mission 14:12 New Downtown Event Details 19:38 Future Growth & Fundraising Goals 25:21 How to Get Involved 27:27 Closing Sponsors Outro ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Consumers Reports: The Most Interesting Episode In The World | 02 Jun 2026 | 00:30:02 | |
Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian, recaps a Consumer Reports session led by Alex Knizek, outlining CR’s nonprofit testing operation (36 cars yearly, 330-acre Connecticut track) and its scoring pillars: road test, reliability, owner satisfaction (380,000 member surveys), and safety, including real-world/track ADAS evaluation. He reads key rankings, including five-to-ten-year reliability led by Lexus, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, and Acura, with Tesla last; he contrasts this with the 2026 brand report card topped by Subaru, BMW, Porsche, Honda, and Toyota, and notes Rivian’s low reliability but high satisfaction. He shares takeaways that hybrids show 15% fewer issues than ICE, while plug-ins have 80% more issues than hybrids, and discusses model-specific drags (Honda Prologue, Mazda CX-90). He explains his wife’s purchase of a 2026 Cadillac Optiq, influenced by pricing, free workplace charging, and Super Cruise. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 Why Consumer Reports? 02:07 Inside CR Testing 03:22 Elk Test Explained 04:36 How CR Scores Cars 06:29 Used Car Reliability 09:01 New Car Software Woes 10:56 Brand Report Card 12:54 Surveys Versus Desire 17:01 Hybrids PHEVs EVs 22:23 ADAS & Super Cruise 25:10 EV Reliability Problems 26:46 Safety Rankings 27:37 Top 10 Picks Wrap 28:55 Thanks And Credits ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||
| Formula Fanatics #6 - Bienvenido a Miami! | 28 May 2026 | 00:24:41 | |
This episode of Formula Fanatics and recaps the Miami GP weekend, including Hulkenberg missing the sprint with engine issues, Antonelli’s repeated poor launches despite pole pace, on-track tension with Russell, Ferrari’s rotating “flippy” rear wing, Verstappen’s early spin and recovery, Leclerc leading before finishing with a damaged car and receiving a 20-second post-race penalty for unsafe condition, and crashes involving Hadjar and Gasly (with Lawson flipping Gasly). We also share F1-related experiences in Boston: seeing a Ferrari F1 car and IBM telemetry/AI demo at IBM Think, trying simulators, and visiting F1 Arcade with Arrow for McLaren merch. And the episode covers an upcoming Monopoly F1 Edition (July 15, $39.99), Verstappen testing a Nissan Z Nismo GT500 at Fuji and competing at the Nürburgring 24 Hours before a drive axle failure, and reports of BYD discussing Christian Horner, then preview the Canadian GP. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Bienvenido a Miami! 01:03 Miami Sprint Recap 01:38 Antonelli Launch Woes 04:36 Miami Race Chaos 05:30 Leclerc Breakdown Penalty 06:54 Crashes and Gearbox Drama 08:47 IBM Think & Ferrari AI Tech 10:32 F1 Arcade Boston Night with ARROW 11:30 Monopoly F1 Edition 13:32 Max Verstappen at Fuji Super GT and Nurburgring 24 Heartbreak 19:30 F1 Crocs - You Should Get Some! 21:42 Horner to BYD Rumors 23:27 Canadian GP Signoff ====================Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz. The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Drive Thru News #68 - From Overheated to Overjoyed | 26 May 2026 | 01:29:11 | |
This month's Drive Thru News mixes banter and headlines with a “What Should I Buy?” story: Brad abandons his troubled orange Mk4 GTI “Pumpkin Spice” after finding oil-and-coolant “chocolate milk” from internal failure and frame misalignment, then buys a high-mileage Vortex Blue Turbo Beetle (one of 2,000 U.S. cars) that’s clean, street legal, and likely chipped, prompting naming jokes and parts-swapping plans. The crew debates VW’s business turmoil, an allegedly Mk4-inspired Mk9 Golf design, the 2027 ID.Buzz return, Porsche EV uncertainty, a Cayenne Electric Coupe, simulated “manual” shift-by-wire, and Brembo’s non-hydraulic brake system. Other topics include Stellantis moves and factory health complaints, BMW killing the Z4 but teasing a manual M3 CS, an ugly Mercedes EV, discounted Hertz Shelby Mach-Es, an Outlander recall and handling rant, a pristine 1992 Scirocco auction, Cybertruck mishaps, books and upcoming events, Florida flying-car talk, sim-racing updates, and 24 Hours of Lemons prep including a risky wheel-sourcing tow story. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00:00 Drive Thru Kickoff 00:00:49 Buying yet another VW?!? 00:05:27 Pumpkin Spice Autopsy 00:09:15 Naming The Blue Beetle 00:11:09 Parting Out The Orange GTI and Resisting The Porsche Temptress 00:18:01 VW Business Model Panic 00:19:41 Mark 9 Golf Controversy 00:21:21 ID.Buzz Returns? Price Debate! 00:24:24 Porsche EV Hype and Cayenne Electric Coupe Roast 00:30:22 Fake Manual "Shift By Wire" and "Brake By Wire" Warning 00:37:39 Nurburgring Record Eye Roll 00:39:15 What's going on at Stellantis? 00:44:59 BMW Z4 Farewell and Manual M3 CS rumored for US 00:46:55 Ugly Mercedes Concept - The AMG GT 4 door 00:49:40 Hertz Shelby Mach-E Fire Sale 00:51:49 Mitsubishi Outlander Rental Nightmare 00:54:59 Lost and Found Scirocco GT-II 00:57:42 Cybertruck Recall Chaos 01:00:42 Book Club Updates 01:02:49 Events and Automobilia 01:04:16 Flying Cars and Florida Men 01:09:38 Motorsports Legends Series 01:13:12 Sim Racing Updates 01:16:24 Our Lemons Prep and Towing Nightmares 01:26:46 Wrap Up and Thanks ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Jackie Chan's Thunderbolt! Reviewed (EILFM Crossover) | 21 May 2026 | 01:22:30 | |
The Gran Touring Motorsports team (Eric, Brad, and Tania), along with Steve & Izzy from Everything I Learned From Movies, review the 1995 Jackie Chan film 'Thunderbolt'. They discuss various motorsports, including the intricate car chase scenes, Jackie Chan's stunts, the film's production issues, and the unique elements of the movie. They dive into technical aspects like the featured car models, racing sequences, and significant action scenes, blending humor with detailed critique. The podcast humorously navigates the convoluted plot, appreciates the choreography, and comments on the movie's cultural impact. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00:00 Guest Introductions, Banter, Drinks and Movie Review Setup 00:03:15 Jackie Chan's Thunderbolt: Initial Impressions 00:04:20 Director and Cast Overview 00:11:38 Movie Viewing Experiences 00:12:50 Trailer and Opening Scene Discussion 00:17:20 Jackie Chan's Playful Style 00:18:05 The Bonneville Salt Flats Scene 00:19:33 Hong Kong Racing and Junkyard Fight 00:23:08 Police Checkpoint and Car Chase 00:31:48 Cougar's Arrest and Interrogation 00:32:32 Junkyard Interview and Fight Scene 00:35:57 Cougar's Escape Plan 00:37:24 Comparing Thunderbolt to Fast and Furious 00:39:31 Explosive Escape, Grenades and Gory Scenes 00:40:54 Nighttime Junkyard Chaos 00:45:03 Hospital Drama and Confrontation 00:47:38 Racing Preparations and Mishaps 00:50:26 Pachinko Parlor Showdown 00:54:18 Final Race and Climactic Finish 01:06:14 Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Evening With A Legend: Ricky Taylor | 19 May 2026 | 00:43:18 | |
This episode of Evening With A Legend features endurance driver Ricky Taylor talking about his Le Mans experiences, from attending in 2001 with his father (Wayne Taylor) to racing there from 2013 onward. Ricky describes the event’s scale, the track’s dusty first laps, narrow roads, tricky slow corners, night-time loneliness, and the WEC vs IMSA differences in culture, rules, and precision. He explains Le Mans’ low-energy surface and long tire life, plus how top-level simulators and Michelin tire models aid preparation. Ricky also reviews Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac’s recent Le Mans effort, including qualifying pace, missing Hyperpole, and an engine failure, and reflects on racing with his brother Jordan and teammate Filipe Albuquerque. He discusses Jackie Chan’s LMP2 program, LMP2’s competitiveness, Garage 56’s Camaro impact, Cadillac’s 2026 F1 plans, and goals to improve after a difficult season. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Ricky's early Le Mans Memories 03:09 First Racing Laps 2013 04:55 IMSA vs WEC Culture 06:25 Night Stints, Track Surprises and Passing 10:50 Training and Simulator Prep 14:53 2025 Cadillac Le Mans Postmortem 16:50 Family Racing Together 17:59 Jackie Chan LMP2 Story & Why LMP2 Matters 22:04 Garage 56 24:01 Filipe Albuquerque's Hybrid Knowhow 27:09 Are the Cars Too Reliable? 28:48 Audience Q&A 33:29 Thoughts on Cadillac F1 in 2026 34:40 Le Mans 2026 Plans 38:03 Why Le Mans Matters Most and Final Thanks!==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups. | |||
| The Unfair Advantage: A Tribute to Hurley Haywood & The Audi Quattros | 12 May 2026 | 00:38:44 | |
In this Break/Fix Pit Stop Minisode, the hosts welcome back legendary sports car driver Hurley Haywood to revisit his defining years with Audi in Trans-Am and IMSA. Hurley explains how Bob Tullius and Audi brought him into the program after he broke his leg, describes Group 44’s professionalism, and contrasts team dynamics once Audi factory engineers controlled strategy and development. He recounts early surprises with the Quattro, learning all-wheel-drive technique, and how the cars became overwhelmingly dominant, winning a Trans-Am championship before SCCA banned four-wheel drive and IMSA piled on weight and engine restrictions that rarely slowed them. Haywood discusses the advanced 90 Quattro GTO, politics that ended Audi’s program, his brief Ferrari F40 IMSA experience, lessons from Walter Röhrl, and reflections on technology, dominance, and Audi’s prospects in Formula 1. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Hurley Haywood Returns 01:54 Injury to Audi Opportunity 03:21 Audi Quattro First Test 04:49 Bob Tullius Team Culture & Factory Team Dynamics 08:25 Quattro Dominates TransAm 09:47 IMSA 90 Quattro Monster 14:17 Penalties Couldnt Stop Audi 16:26 Rivals Rage and BOP Politics Begin 20:03 Audi Track Antics ... Hans' Mischief Stories 21:53 Walter Röhrl Wisdom: Turbo Lag Techniques 24:31 Le Mans 911 Turbo Reunion 25:46 The Five Cylinder Sound 26:41 NASCAR Talladega Test 27:33 IMSA Exit Politics & The Ferrari F40 Detour 30:20 Revisiting Legends Today 36:04 Can Audi Win F1? 36:53 Final Thanks and Outro ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| IMSA: 55 years of Motorsports Influence and History (Mark Raffauf) | 05 May 2026 | 00:57:41 | |
In this episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports Series, Mark Raffauf traces IMSA’s nearly 60-year evolution from John Bishop and Bill France’s founding phone call to today’s hybrid era. Raffauf recounts IMSA’s early experiments with Formula Fords/Vees, the shift to closed-wheel GT racing, the creation of Camel GT, RS/“little car” series on street tires, and All American GT, plus innovations like road-racing stock cars, Group 5, and GTP prototypes developed with the ACO to keep cars available to private teams. He highlights major manufacturers and iconic cars (Porsche 935/962, BMW CSL, Greenwood Corvette, Mazda rotary, Audi 90 GTO, Jaguar, Nissan, Toyota, Ferrari 333 SP), the growth of street races and Firestone Firehawk, rising speeds and safety limits, ownership turmoil, the IMSA split into ALMS and Grand-Am, and the eventual merger leading to today’s booming IMSA with strong OEM support and advanced hybrid prototypes. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Meet Mark Raffauf 02:14 IMSA Origins Bishop & Bill France 03:55 First Races Open Wheel 04:53 Closed Wheel Camel GT, Small Cars w/ Street Tires 06:32 All American GT Era 10:42 American Challenge Stock Cars 11:39 Group 5 Turbo Monsters 13:48 GTP Arrives Daytona 1978 15:20 935 Evolution And Innovation 18:11 Privateers Payout Philosophy and the Road America Breakthrough 22:29 Lola T600 Ground Effects 26:14 Audi 90 GTO Quattro 28:28 Jaguars Take Over 29:11 Street Races: Miami and the Downtown street racing boom! 29:42 Wild tech experiments 30:13 GTP rules vs Group C 33:06 Firehawk showroom racers 34:47 Night racing survival 36:54 When speed got dangerous 38:46 Ownership turmoil and exports 40:57 GTP peak and aero wars 44:49 World Sports Car era 46:46 Ferrari 333SP dominance 48:11 Split into Grand Am and ALMS 50:57 Merger to modern IMSA 51:49 Hybrids and today’s grid 53:53 Closing remarks and sponsors==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Formula Fanatics #5 - The Japanese GP & The F1 Movie! | 30 Apr 2026 | 00:31:39 | |
This Formula Fanatics episode recaps the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka: “Kimi” wins despite a poor start, finishes 14 seconds ahead of Piastri, and the race features Beerman’s major 50G crash after a sudden slowdown ahead, plus a long cleanup that impacts strategy and hurts Russell after a safety-car sequence. They discuss concerns about speed disparity, energy management, and rumored FIA reconsideration of the 50/50 electric split, along with upcoming regulation changes and Ferrari upgrades, noting Miami is likely processional while Canada may better reveal impacts. They criticize Cadillac’s poor performance and debate Audi’s mid-pack results and viability, including talk of leadership rumors. Tania gives her take on the F1 movie: impressive visuals but an unrealistic, overlong storyline, with skepticism about a sequel; they mention interest in a forthcoming Schumacher project focused on 1994. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Suzuka Recap Begins 01:20 Winner and Early Drama 02:00 Beerman Crash Breakdown 02:50 Power Unit Rules Debate 03:40 Cleanup Chaos and Safety Car 04:40 Russell Radio Weirdness 05:21 Cadillac Strategy Fiasco 06:42 Battles and Hamilton Buzz; Ferrari F40 & Off Track Drama 09:31 Mansell on Hamilton's Eighth Title, and Does Eight Titles Matter? 15:18 Is Racing Too Artificial Now? 15:35 Reg Changes Preview 16:45 Audi Midfield Debate 20:08 Drivers And Leadership 21:30 Miami And Canada Outlook 23:05 F1 Movie Reactions 29:15 Schumacher '94 Hype 30:37 Wrap Up And Sponsors ====================Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz. The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| Drive Thru News #67 - We're going on an Excursion! | 28 Apr 2026 | 01:26:49 | |
Break/Fix's Drive Thru News Episode #67 recaps April's automotive news and oddities, starting with economic turmoil and fuel changes: extended E15 use, ethanol’s impact on economy, evaporation, water absorption, and rubber seals, plus brake-fluid hygroscopy and the wider impact of diesel shortages on shipping and heating oil. The hosts criticize Volkswagen’s EV strategy (Touareg EV talk, China-only Jetta SUV, ID model struggles, layoffs, potential government aid) while noting nostalgia tie-ins like Hot Wheels R32s. Other topics include Stellantis’ Poissy plant shifting to parts/recycling, a modern Fiat three-wheeler, Morgan’s BMW-powered Supersport pricing, Cadillac Blackwing discontinuation, a C8 Corvette stop-sale over turn-signal software, Toyota RAV4 GR Sport badging, a Pininfarina NSX restomod, Nissan heritage parts, Smart’s new EV concept, Tesla Roadster skepticism, Florida drone speed enforcement, insurance non-payment without collision coverage, a truck climbing a Lamborghini, NASCAR EV plans, Lance Stroll’s GT3 result, sim-racing updates, and a Lemons Focus project update plus upcoming events. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00:00 Show Kickoff 00:00:51 Geopolitics Hits Auto Sales 00:02:06 Ethanol Fuel Explained 00:09:10 Diesel Shortage Fallout 00:12:10 VW EV Touareg Debate 00:18:42 VW China Jetta SUV 00:22:19 VW Profit Crash Layoffs 00:25:13 Stellantis Poissy Factory Shift 00:27:38 Fiat Three Wheeler Returns! 00:28:20 Morgan Supersport 400 Reveal 00:30:09 GM Blackwing Farewell 00:31:58 Corvette Stop Sale Recall 00:35:03 Toyota GR Badge Creep 00:36:59 Pininfarina NSX Restomod 00:38:28 Kia's new Stinger Concept 00:39:37 Nissan Heritage Parts 00:41:06 Smart EV Concept Talk 00:44:31 Lost and Found: The Beetle RSI, or should you buy a Porsche 356 instead? 00:53:16 Uncool Wall Nominee! 00:55:14 Tesla Roadster Vaporware 00:57:26 Seriously What Could Go Wrong? 01:04:57 Events and Announcements 01:06:25 Drones Catching Speeders, Trucks Climbing Lambos & other Florida Man stories! 01:13:49 Motorsports News Roundup 01:17:18 Sim Racing Updates 01:20:49 Lemons Project Update 01:23:20 Support and Sign Off ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
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| CES 2026 - Xiaomi Kebab | 23 Apr 2026 | 00:44:23 | |
On this episode of The Motoring Historian, Jon Summers summarizes a Western Automotive Journalists recap of CES 2026 led by chair Charlie Vogelheim, arguing that major auto innovation has shifted from traditional auto shows to CES. He frames the industry around electrification, autonomy, connectivity, and shared mobility, noting huge spending since 2010 largely from outside traditional OEMs, and discusses how autonomy remains harder than early forecasts. Highlights include Waymo’s sixth-generation vehicles with 29 sensors and expansion to colder cities; Nvidia’s open AI platform; Uber’s planned 2026 Lucid Gravity-based autonomous rollout; Qualcomm’s single-chip ADAS/infotainment concept enabling cheaper EVs and reinforcing “software-defined” cars like Xiaomi’s ecosystem approach; bolt-on ADAS from comma.ai; Zoox demos; Mercedes “Level 2++”; Sony-Honda’s expensive Afeela; Germany’s remotely driven Vay concept; and standout tech like a hovering flying motorcycle and Donut Lab’s solid-state battery designs. ===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 Why CES Matters 01:10 EV Future Hopes 03:23 Three Revolutions 05:32 Shared Rides and Waymo 09:38 ACES and Investment 11:13 Waymo Gen 6 Hardware 13:33 Cold Weather Challenges 15:09 Nvidia and Lucid Gravity 17:41 Qualcomm One Chip Cars 21:39 Software Defined Automakers 25:19 Aftermarket Autonomy Debate 27:24 Autonomy Reality Check 28:56 More CES Oddities + Flying Bikes and Batteries 39:11 AI Construction Machines 41:50 Is ACES Still Relevant? 43:29 Outro and Credits ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net
Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission. | |||